Major Muscle Groups

To build muscle and burn fat you need to do compound lifts using the major muscle groups. A list of the major muscle groups and various exercises for each can be found here…

Major Muscle Groups And Anatomy

Muscle Groups Exercises Database

In the broadest terms, your muscles can be classified as 1 of 2 types:

  1. Slow Twitch
  2. Fast Twitch

Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers

These muscles are not that powerful but what they lack in power they make up for in endurance.

Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers

These muscle fibers contract quickly and with a lot of power. But they fatigue quickly.

Hypertrophy

 

Upper Body Muscle Groups

Back

Arms

Chest

Shoulders

Traps

 

Lower Body Muscle Groups

Hamstrings

Glutes

Quads

Calves